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Hardcover The Great Railway Bazaar Book

ISBN: 0395207088

ISBN13: 9780395207086

The Great Railway Bazaar

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In this unique and hugely entertaining railway odyssey, Theroux vividly recounts his travels--and the people, places, and landscapes he encountered--on the Orient Express, the Khyber Mail, and the Trans-Siberian Express, through such countries as Turkey, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
More by Paul Theroux
PAUL THEROUX's acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, and The Great Railway Bazaar.

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Rated 5 stars
One of the best travel books ever.

What a pleasure to read. The writing is crisp and entertaining. The tales are fun without being hyperbole. Only a few chapters in and I feel that I am on the trip with the author. Highly recommended. NOTE: This book is even better on audiobook to help recreate the voices and inflection of the author. The sarcasm and irony comes through even better in the spoken word. Loved it.

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Rated 5 stars
A peerless and unforgettable travel narrative

This fabulous account of getting on the train in London and riding trains (including the decrepit Orient Express) through Europe, across Asia as far east as Japan, then looping back to Europe on the Trans-Siberian, is not a bit dated, even though it was first published in 1975. Theroux is sometimes cross and prickly, but he doesn't miss a thing, and he ventures into places (and eats things) that most people never would. Because...

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Rated 5 stars
It's the people that make the travelogue

One of the off-putting things about traditional travelogues is the litany of thing-descriptions (buildings, markets, clothes, hills) which just don't make for compelling brain food. Theroux focusses on people, and more specifically personalities. As an Indian, I can say that he captures the essence of different ilks of Indians with an incisiveness that I have not seen in any other American writer. I wish I had gotten my red,...

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Rated 5 stars
I'm hooked!

This was my first Theroux novel and I'm already hooked. Theroux's descriptions of the fascinating people he encounters on the trip--from prostitutes to statesmen--are truly captivating. Even better are his vivid descriptions of the incredible scenery he takes in on his trip from London to the Far East. Be forewarned: once you read this book you will be tempted to quit your job, grab a backpack, and head for rails...

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Rated 5 stars
Travel writing for the truly adventurous

The writer explores an unconventional region of the world and develops his perceptions and feelings towards his host countries by conveying feelings about his immediate environment - the insides of various trains used to convey him across Asia. Sharp insites into social, political, and cultural aspects as gleened from endlessly facinating descriptions of fellow travelers encountered along the way. I agree; he does lose...

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